[jeffkrol]

Rumsfeld's attorneys sought dismissal of the lawsuit on the basis that as Secretary of Defense, he had immunity from criminal actions and was above the law. The court summarized Rumsfeld's argument: "The defendants contend that a [court] remedy should not be available to U.S. citizens for any constitutional wrong, including torture and even cold-blooded murder, if the wrong occurs in a war zone. The defendants’ theory would apply to any soldier or federal official, from the very top of the chain of command to the very bottom." But the court explicitly rejected this astonishing claim of government officials being above the law:

Court Advances U.S. Torture Victims' Case Against Donald Rumsfeld

[stevewig]

Court Advances U.S. Torture Victims' Case Against Donald Rumsfeld

H'mmmmmmm...

This is a very interesting case (regardless of political bias) - thanks for providing the link!

[Parallax]

But the court explicitly rejected this astonishing claim of government officials being above the law:

I don't think the claim is all that astonishing. Astonishment (and outrage) should be at the fact that so many of them truly believe they are above the law, not that one of them is claiming it as a legal defense.

[mikemike]

I'm still waiting for hannity to get water boarded for charity. I think what would be great would be if they set it up like a dunking booth at a state fair or at the baseball all star game. Charge $10 a ball and if you hit the target, hannity gets water boarded for 10 seconds.